Population By Race and Ethnicity in Day County, SD in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 5,515 population of Day County, South Dakota comprised of 110 people who identified as Hispanic (2%), and 5,405 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Day County, South Dakota with a population of 4,833 (87.63%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 538 (9.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 95 (1.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Day County, South Dakota in 2016, with a population of 4,758 (86.27%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 510 (9.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 89 (1.61%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Day, South Dakota.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Day County, SD in 2016
Total Population:5,515
98.01%
Non Hispanic (98.01%)
Hispanic (2%)
Race in Day County, SD in 2016
Total Population:5,515
87.63%9.76%
White Alone (87.63%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (9.76%)
Two or more races (1.72%)
Asian Alone (0.53%)
Black or African American Alone (0.36%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)
Ethnicity in Day County, SD in 2016
Total Population:5,515
86.27%9.25%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.27%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (9.25%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.61%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.36%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.98%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.53%)
Population By Race in Day , SD in 2016
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 4,833 87.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 538 9.76%
Two Or More Races 95 1.72%
Asian Alone 29 0.53%
Black or African American Alone 20 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Population By Ethnicity in Day , SD in 2016
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,758 86.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 510 9.25%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 89 1.61%
White Alone - Hispanic 75 1.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%